Mamamoo

Mamamoo

Shown left to right: Wheein, Hwasa, Solar, and Moonbyul (bottom)
Background information
Native name 마마무
Origin Seoul, South Korea
Genres K-pop, retro, jazz, R&B, ballad
Years active 2014 (2014)–present
Labels Rainbow Bridge World
Associated acts eSNa
Website rbbridge.com
Members
  • Solar
  • Moonbyul
  • Wheein
  • Hwasa

Mamamoo (Hangul: 마마무), sometimes stylized as MAMAMOO,[1] is a four-member South Korean girl group under the management of Rainbow Bridge World. The group officially debuted on June 19, 2014 with the song "Mr. Ambiguous".[2] Their debut was considered by some critics as one of the best K-pop debuts of 2014.[3][4] They are recognised for their retro, jazz, and R&B concepts and strong vocal performances.[5][6]

Career

Pre-debut

Prior to their official debut, Mamamoo collaborated with several artists. Their first collaboration titled "Don't Be Happy" with Bumkey was released on January 8, 2014.[7] A second collaboration with K.Will titled "Peppermint Chocolate" featuring Wheesung was released on February 11, 2014.[8][9] "Peppermint Chocolate" ranked 11th on the Gaon Digital Chart in its first week.[10][11] On May 30, Mamamoo released a third collaboration with rap duo Geeks called "Hi Hi Ha He Ho".[12]

2014: Debut, "Mr. Ambiguous" and "Piano Man"
Mr. Ambiguous
A sample of Mamamoo's track "Mr. Ambiguous"
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The group made their official debut on June 18 with lead single "Mr. Ambiguous" from their first mini album Hello. The music video for "Mr. Ambiguous" contained cameo appearances from many well-known K-pop industry figures such as CNBLUE's Jonghyun, Baek Ji Young, Wheesung, Jung Joon Young, Bumkey, and Rhymer of Brand New Music.[13] The album contained three previously released collaborations and four new songs.[13]

The group made their first live appearance on the June 19 episode of M! Countdown.[14] On June 27, Mamamoo performed "Peppermint Chocolate" with K.Will and VIXX's Ravi on the Music Bank "Half-Year" Special.[15] On July 5, the group held a guerilla concert at Hongik University in Hongdae, Seoul.[16] In July, Mamamoo released their first original soundtrack contribution titled "Love Lane" for the Korean drama Marriage, Not Dating.[17]

On November 21, Mamamoo released their second mini-album Piano Man with a title track of the same name.[18] The title song peaked at 41 on Gaon's Digital chart.[19] By the end of 2014, Mamamoo ranked tenth highest among idol girl groups for digital sales, 19th in album sales, and 11th in overall sales according to Gaon's year-end rankings.[20]

On the January 10 episode of competitive singing show Immortal Songs 2, Mamamoo performed a rendition of Joo Hyun Mi's "Wait a Minute", reaching the final round before losing to Kim Kyung Ho.[21]

2015: Pink Funky and rising popularity

Mamamoo performing in August 2015

On April 2, 2015, Mamamoo released "Ahh Oop!", the first single of their third mini-album titled Pink Funky.[22] "Ahh Oop!" marks the group's second collaboration with label mate eSNa, after she was featured in "Gentleman" on their second mini-album Piano Man.

On June 13, the group traveled to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to perform at an event sponsored by the South Korean Embassy with Crayon Pop and K-Much. The event was a commemorative concert held in honor of the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties between South Korea and Mongolia.[23]

On June 19, Mamamoo released their third mini-album Pink Funky and lead single "Um Oh Ah Yeh". The song was a commercial success, peaking at number three on the Gaon Chart, becoming their first top three single.[24] On August 23, after promotions concluded, Mamamoo held their first fan meeting, entitled "1st Moo Party", for a total of 1,200 fans at the Olympic Park in Seoul. Tickets for the fan meeting sold out within one minute, so the group added an additional meeting for 1,200 more fans the same night.[25][26] They also held another "Moo Party" in Los Angeles, which took place on October 4. This was their first trip to the United States. Mamamoo also collaborated and performed with label mate Basick on the Korean rap survival show Show Me the Money.[27]

On August 29, Mamamoo returned to Immortal Song 2 with a rendition of Jo Young Nam's "Delilah".[28] On October 31, Mamamoo returned to the Immortal Song 2, singing a rendition of Korean trot singer Bae Ho's song "Backwood's Mountain" (두메산골). Their performance earned their first overall win on Immortal Song with 404 points.[29]

2016–present: Melting

On January 26, 2016, Mamamoo pre-released an R&B ballad, "I Miss You", from their first full-length album Melting. Within 24 hours of release, the single had received much recognition from Korean music charts.[30] On February 12, another track, "1cm/Taller than You" was pre-released with a music video. The full album was released on February 26, debuting at number 3 on the Gaon chart. The title track "You're the Best (넌 is 뮌들)" also debuted at number three but peaked at number 1 the following week, becoming their first number-one single.[31][32][33][34]

On March 6, they received their first music show win with the "You're the Best" on Inkigayo[35], followed by wins on Music Bank,[36] M! Countdown,[37] and other music shows.

Members

Solar

Solar (솔라) was born Kim Yong-sun (김용선) on February 21, 1991.[38] In August 2015, Solar participated in singing competition King of Mask Singer, disguised as a sunflower.[39] In April 2016, it was confirmed that Solar will join virtual marriage show We Got Married with Eric Nam as her partner.[40]

Moonbyul

Moonbyul (문별) was born Moon Byul-yi (문별이) on December 22, 1992.[38] Moonbyul was cast as the lead in the web drama Start Love (스타트 러브).[41]

Wheein

Wheein (휘인) was born Jung Whee-in (정휘인) on April 17, 1995.[38] In May 2014, Wheein featured on Phantom's "Under Age's Song" from their studio album Phantom Power.[42] In December 2014, she featured on "The Sunlight Hurts" from Standing Egg's album Like.[43] She also was featured on CNBLUE's "Domino" from their album 2gether in September 2015 and Louie's "Please Let Go" in October.[44] Wheein and Kim Heechul released a duet in April 15, 2016. The song is written by Jungmo of TRAX, and is Heechul's first collaboration with a female artist.[45]

In April 2016, Wheein participated in King of Mask Singer as "Like a Half Moon". She advanced to Round 2 but lost to "Express Roller Coaster" (Ulala Session's Kim Myung Hoon) by audience voting. She sang JYP's "Who is Your Mama?" and received much praise for her brilliant performance and rap skill.

Hwasa

Hwasa (화사) was born Ahn Hye-jin (안혜진) on July 23, 1995.[38] Hwasa performed with Hyuna for her track "Ice Ice" on August 20, 2015.[46] She also featured on a song entitled "Drinks Up" by K-Hip Hop artist Ja Mezz in 2015.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[47]		 US World
[48]
Melting 2 8 26,167+[49]

EPs

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[47]		 US World
[50]
Hello 16 — 4,303+[51]
Piano Man 8 — 4,225+[52]
Pink Funky 6 7 11,153+[53]

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[lower-alpha 1] Album
KOR Gaon
[54]		 KOR Billboard
[55]
"Don't Be Happy"
(with Bumkey)		 2014 20 24 Hello
"Peppermint Chocolate"
(with K.Will feat. Wheesung)		 10 7
"Heeheehaheho"
(with Geeks)		 50 45
"Mr.Ambiguous" 19 28
"Love Lane" 26 —
Marriage, Not Dating OST
"This Song"
(with Loco)		 65 —
My Lovely Girl OST
"Piano Man" 41 —
Piano Man
"Ahh Oop!"
(with eSNa)		 2015 67 — Pink Funky
"Um Oh Ah Yeh" 3 —
  • KOR: 1,188,720+[64]
"Girl Crush" 13 — Melting
"I Miss You" 2016 6 —
"Taller than You" 5 —
"You're the Best" 1 —
"Woo Hoo" 15 —
LG G5 And Friends OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Guest appearances

Year Title Main artist Member(s) Album
2013
 "Fingernail"[70] Phantom Hwasa (credited as HJ)
Phantom Theory
"Wash Away"[71] Geeks Solar Live performance(s) only
"Break Up for You, Not Yet for Me" Park Shin Hye Hwasa (credited as Mario)
The Heirs Remake
2014
 "Under Age's Song"[42] Phantom Wheein
Phantom Power
"Boy Jump"[72] Baechigi Hwasa
Digital Single
"The Sunlight Hurts" Standing Egg Wheein
The Artist Diary Project Pt.10
2015
 "Drinks Up"[73] Ja Mezz Hwasa
1/4
"Is You" Geeks Wheein Live performance(s) only
"Coffee & Tea" Eddy Kim Solar
Dokkun Project Pt.4
"Mileage" Primary Hwasa
2
"Stand Up" Basick All
Show Me the Money 4 Episode 5
"Ice Ice" Hyuna Hwasa Live performance(s) only
"Domino"[44] CNBLUE Wheein
2gether
"Star" Kim Min Jae Solar
Twenty Again OST
"Call Me"[74] Basick & Lil Boi Hwasa
Basick X Lil Boi Special Collaboration
"Nothing" Yoo Sung Eun Moonbyul
2nd Mini Album
"Love Talk" Kisum Hwasa
Digital Single
"Please Just Go" Louie Wheein
Digital Single
2016
 "Love Again" Yang Da Il Solar
Digital SIngle
"Narcissus" Heechul,Jungmo Wheein
SM Station
"EX GIRL" Monsta X Wheein
The Clan Part 1: Lost

Filmography

Web Drama

Year Title Member(s) Role Network
2015 Start Love[75] Moonbyul Yoo Na-young Naver TV Cast
Imaginary Cat Solar Jung Soo-In MBC Every1

TV Shows

Year Title Network Notes
2014 Hello Counselor KBS Solar and Moonbyul
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook KBS2 with Bumkey
2015 Immortal Song 2 KBS
  • Yeonggwang Special (2015.01.31)
  • Younghun Special (2015.03.07)
  • Kim Soohee Special (2015.03.21)
  • Lee Hyemin Special (2015.04.25)
  • C'est Si Bon Special (2015.09.12)
  • Bae Ho Special (2015.10.31)
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook KBS2 2015.07.10
King of Mask Singer MBC Solar (Episodes 21-22)
Going Until the End JTBC Wheein and Hwasa
After School Club Arirang TV Episode 169
Fashion King SBS Plus Episode 3
Weekly Idol MBC Episode 214
MBC Duet Gayo Festival MBC Wheein
Two Yoo Project: Sugar Man JTBC Solar and Moonbyul
2016 MBC Duet Gayo Festival MBC Wheein
Immortal Songs 2 KBS Min Hae Kyung Special (2016.02.27)
Weekly Idol MBC Episode 240
Escape Crisis No.1 KBS2 Solar (2016.02.22)
The Qmentary 1theK 2016.02.28
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook KBS2 2016.03.04
Open Concert KBS 2016.04.03
Same Bed Different Dreams SBS Solar and Wheein (2016.04.04)
Dream Players TVN Episode 1 - 4
MBC Duet Gayo Festival MBC Solar (2016.04.08)
We Got Married MBC Solar (with Eric Nam Episode 316- )
  • Moonbyul (Episode 317 - Panel)
Star King SBS Moonbyul, Wheein, and Hwasa

(Episode 446 - 2016.04.19)

King of Mask Singer MBC Wheein (Episodes 55-56)

Awards and nominations

Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2014 New Artist of The Year[76] Mamamoo Won
2016 Song of The Month (March)[77] You're the Best Won

MelOn Music Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2014 Newcomer Award[78] Mamamoo Nominated
2015 Best Female Dance Mamamoo Nominated

Seoul Music Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2014 Bonsang "Mr. Ambiguous" Nominated
Popularity Award Mamamoo Nominated
Rookie Award Mamamoo Nominated
Hallyu Special Award Mamamoo Nominated

Seoul Success Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2014 Rookie of the Year Mamamoo Won

Bugs Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2015 Idol of the Year Mamamoo Won

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2015 Best Vocal Performance Female Mamamoo - "Um Oh Ah Yeh" Nominated
UnionPay Song of the Year Mamamoo - "Um Oh Ah Yeh" Nominated

Music programs

The Show

Year Date Song
2016 March 15 "You're the Best"

Show Champion

Year Date Song
2016 March 9 "You're the Best"
March 16

M! Countdown

Year Date Song
2016 March 10 "You're the Best"

Music Bank

Year Date Song
2016 March 11 "You're the Best"
March 18

Inkigayo

Year Date Song
2016 March 6 "You're the Best"[35]
March 13

Notes

  1. ↑ Korean sale numbers are based on the Gaon Download Chart count.

References

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